Sheryl Swoopes drops 2-word reaction after major compliment from Caitlin Clark’s $249,244 teammate

Sheryl Swoopes was hyped after Caitlin Clark's teammate Kelsey Mitchell picked her as the WNBA GOAT. The Indiana Fever guard, who signed a one-year $249,244 deal (per Spotrac) with Indiana this offseason, selected the four-time WNBA champion during the Feb. 7 edition of PlayersTV's "Easy Buckets."

Swoopes took notice of Mitchell's comments and responded on X.

"LET'S GO!!!😤😤😜," Swoopes tweeted on Thursday.

On the first episode of Erica Wheeler's show, Mitchell said her mother was responsible for her Swoopes fandom.

"My mom put me on the game with Sheryl Swoopes and all of that," Mitchell said. "It's hard to say right now. Sheryl was amazing."

Swoopes spent 10 years with the Houston Comets, where she won four consecutive championships (1997-2000) and secured three WNBA MVP awards. She was named an All-Star six times and won the game's MVP award in 2005.

Swoopes praised Mitchell during the 2024 season, describing her as a key reason behind the Indiana Fever's resurgence after the Olympic break.

Sheryl Swoopes was involved in multiple controversies during Caitlin Clark's rookie season

While she has nothing but love for Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, Sheryl Swoopes raised plenty of eyebrows due to her lack of praise for Caitlin Clark. The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year helped the league set records in viewership and attendance and led the Indiana Fever to the postseason for the first time in eight years.

Nevertheless, Swoopes did not acknowledge her as the catalyst to the team's turnaround and said Clark wasn't dominating the league despite the Fever star's historic rookie campaign.

Swoopes was also part of an awkward moment when she remained silent for almost a minute after a Clark stat was mentioned during a live broadcast.

In December, Clark was named TIME's 2024 Athlete of the Year but Swoopes had questions about the other candidates and the criteria for picking Clark.